FEDRAC MIN 01-27-2009
A Federal Way
MEETING SUMMARY
Committee Members in Attendance: Committee Chair Park, and Committee Members Duclos and
Faison.
Councilmembers in Attendance: Councilmember Burbidge and Councilmember Kochmar.
staff Members in Attendance: Assistant City Manager Bryant Enge, Police Chief Brian Wilson,
Deputy City Attorney Aaron Walls, IT Director Mehdi Sadri, Senior Financial Analyst Mark Turley, and
Deputy City Clerk Krystal Roe.
1. CALL TO ORDER: 5:37 P.M.
2. PUBLIC COMMENT: None.
MOTION second and carried to add an agenda item as No. 3.a.1 - Discuss Potential Legislation
Regarding Broadband Deployment through Local Government (carried 3 - 0).
3. COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Topic Title/Description
A. Approval of Minutes: November 25, 2008 Meeting
Motion second and carried to approve the minutes as presented (carried 3
-0).
A.l Discuss Potential Legislation Regarding Broadband Deployment Through
Local Government:
Mr. Sadri briefed the Committee on a request from NA lOA to encourage
support of this legislation. Without additional detailed information
regarding the amount of money available to Washington state, how the
funds would be allocated and implemented, the Committee concurred
they were uninterested in providing support at this time.
Mr. Enge and Mr. Sadri will observe the bill's progress and provide further
details as they become available.
B. Legislative Briefing: N/ A
Doug Levy joined the meeting via a conference call and provided
updates on the following key interests to Federal Way:
Legislation has been introduced (SB 5413, Eide and HB 1381, Miloscia &
Priest) to penalize offenders who use realistic, look-a-Iike guns. Hearings are
being sought on this topic.
Legislation has also been introduced to provide dedicated state funding
for sea lettuce removal/treatment (SB 5412, Eide and HB 1231; Nelson).
Hearings are sought for this, as well.
Forward
to Council
N/A
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Transportation project funding has been disappointing - especially
regarding the Triangle Project. Most of the stimulus funds are currently
slated for maintenance-scope projects (chip-sealing, repaving, etc.) rather
than infrastructure improvement projects. We will continue to pursue
funding for the Triangle project under this revenue source. Meanwhile,
Marwan Salloum and Cary Roe are working to secure PSRC funding.
The Performing Arts Center (PAC) is another project for which funding is
needed. Representatives Miloscia and Priest have completed and
submitted the required House budget request forms for this project.
Senator Eide will submit her request to the Senate via letter
correspondence.
Also, the approximate $500,000 already secured for the PAC's preliminary
design should be safe in the current budget. However, the $300,000 the
City competed for under the state's Building for the Arts Program may be
more vulnerable and is likely contingent on continued legislative funding
support of the program itself.
Last, Mr. Levy updated the Committee on affordable housing measures
and will continue to monitor key legislation on this topic.
C. Vouchers
Motion second and carried to approve the vouchers as presented (carried
3-0).
D. SCORE (South Correctional Entity) Facility Funding:
Mr. Enge presented his staff report and updated the Committee on recent
changes to the project. At this time, the SCORE member cities are being asked
to utilize cash resources to pay for preliminary project design and permit work up
front, in advance of the final sale of the Bellevue Ambulatory facility.
Staff seeks Council direction regarding this request for $910,000 from the City of
Federal Way. An option would be to initially use the City's "rainy day" fund
either in full or in part. If Council agrees to provide funds, a decision to negotiate
reimbursement through bond financing and/or the Bellevue property sale will
also need to be made. Mr. Enge and Mr. Beets will continue to meet with the
SCORE member cities to negotiate these points.
Motion second and carried to forward the item to the February 3, 2009 City
Council Business Agenda without recommendation.
4. OTHER: None
5. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
Chair Park inquired about the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee's budget which was pulled
from the previous meeting agenda. Mr. Enge reported the item will come forward with the
year-end financial report and carry-forward request at the February 24,2009 FEDRAC meeting.
6. NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 @ 5:30 p.m.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:27 p.m.
COMMITIEE APPROVAL:
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Mike Park
Committee Chair
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stal Roe, Deputy City Clerk
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Committee Member
Committee Member
2.3.2009
Consent
2.3.2009
Business